For as long as I can remember I have been told that God loves me. I learned songs like ‘Jesus Loves Me’. I learned scriptures like John 3:16. Yet, in equal measure I was told that God hated me. That I was an abomination.
It seems to me that if the greatest example of love available to all of us is found in the scripture from John: ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.’ (John 3:16.). If Jesus died for me and that act is the greatest of all acts of love and by this supreme sacrifice, God set the pattern for love, then why am I so unsure of God’s love?
God demonstrated to me, all humankind, that His love was and remains unconditional. Gods love is sufficient to encircle every person. It is the humans who have difficulty accepting and loving one another. We use God as a shield. We humanize God and put our opinions and fears onto his shoulders. By using God this way, we can pick and choose who we believe God has called.
In Matthew 28:20 Jesus tells us ‘I am with you always, even to the end of the age’. and in John 13:34-35 Jesus says “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
I tell you today that you should stop doubting Gods love and start to love one another.
